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you think we should pressure those rules in light of hurricane sandy? >> guest: i think these really reinforced by some of the things that we put forth -- why we do what we do and why we affirm some of those things. yes, backup power systems definitely, you know, they are in play here. if this affirms how codependent we are, even some people talk about jurisdiction and the like. those lines are being constantly blurred. so even though i am hoping that this will drive the home the need for this engagement. i am very hopeful for this. this will influence positively the type of reinforcement and structure that we need to be more resilient in these times. >> host: would you support a mandate? >> guest: i will say that i will review. it's not surprising that i will not make a pronouncement here. but i am supportive of any type of policies that will ensure not only an ongoing and positive robust engagement during normal times, but the ability to ramp up and reinforce jordan times as well. >> guest: as peter said, if mr. romney were to win, by republicans -- p
you think we should pressure those rules in light of hurricane sandy? >> guest: i think these really reinforced by some of the things that we put forth -- why we do what we do and why we affirm some of those things. yes, backup power systems definitely, you know, they are in play here. if this affirms how codependent we are, even some people talk about jurisdiction and the like. those lines are being constantly blurred. so even though i am hoping that this will drive the home the need for...
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sandy was a devastating storm. many lives were lost as a result of the storm bond seven in my state of maryland. eight billion people on the east coast of the united states at some time were without power at the results of sandy. maryland fare much better than our surrounding states. we sent a lot of our resources to help our friends in new york and new jersey and other states that were impacted, but it was the severe storm for the people in maryland. the high sustained winds were unprecedented in our state. 70 mile an hour winds, hour upon hour upon hour, doing incredible damage to our state. heavy rains. we had record number amount of rains, nine inches in the coastal area. that caused extreme coastal flooding, storm surges worked severe, waves were as high as seven feet. i want to talk specifically about the 2 regions of our state in which people are still trying to recover from the severity of the storm. one is western maryland. we were experiencing nine inches of rain on the east coast of maryland, western par
sandy was a devastating storm. many lives were lost as a result of the storm bond seven in my state of maryland. eight billion people on the east coast of the united states at some time were without power at the results of sandy. maryland fare much better than our surrounding states. we sent a lot of our resources to help our friends in new york and new jersey and other states that were impacted, but it was the severe storm for the people in maryland. the high sustained winds were unprecedented...
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is that still due to hurricane sandy? >> yes, there are still areas in the boroughs that don't have power. in those instances, using 100,000 gallons of fuel a day. that is just one carrier with 1500 generators are going. so there will be a time. back before we get back up to low capacity again. but that is not for a lack of trying. it's important to remind people that the folks that run these companies are also actually consumers and family members. their goal is to make sure that these networks are up and running. i think the ec that. some employees and their houses were destroyed. they moved into company corners and they moved into the storefronts, they are running their operations and it is in effort when you have a storm of this magnitude, to get everyone back to the status quo. >> host: the fcc recommendations, last week on a blog post, it was said that eight hour mandated backup power would not have been feasible because of the storm. >> guest: if you think of the storm and you can visualize the storm as it approach
is that still due to hurricane sandy? >> yes, there are still areas in the boroughs that don't have power. in those instances, using 100,000 gallons of fuel a day. that is just one carrier with 1500 generators are going. so there will be a time. back before we get back up to low capacity again. but that is not for a lack of trying. it's important to remind people that the folks that run these companies are also actually consumers and family members. their goal is to make sure that these...
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and as we continue our look at telecommunications and the um pact that sandy -- the impact that sandy had especially in the northeast, we're joined by harold feld, senior vice president of the consumer interest group public knowledge. we've talked to both ctia and to verizon. both groups, both organizations said that wireless service particularly did well during sandy. what's your assessment? >> guest: my assessment here is some networks did well, some networks did less well, but we don't really have solid information about this because there are no reporting requirements on these networks, there are no standards by which we measure their performance, and it's entirely voluntary whether they want to talk to the fcc or not or talk to their state and local governments or not. so i take their word for it that they responded well. i also have an ec coatally heard that some of these guys maybe did less well, and i think a first step is we have to find out who did well, who didn't do well and how we make sure that everybody's doing well. >> and how do we get to, how do we make sure everybod
and as we continue our look at telecommunications and the um pact that sandy -- the impact that sandy had especially in the northeast, we're joined by harold feld, senior vice president of the consumer interest group public knowledge. we've talked to both ctia and to verizon. both groups, both organizations said that wireless service particularly did well during sandy. what's your assessment? >> guest: my assessment here is some networks did well, some networks did less well, but we don't...
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. >> host: hurricane sandy. >> guest: yes. >> host: um, what is your assessment? there have been reports that up to 25% of cell towers in the northeast have been knocked out, that people are now using pay phones because their service is not working. what is your assessment of the carriers and their ability to maintain phone service for people in these affected areas? >> guest: peter, first of all, allow me to thank you, the both of you, for allowing me to be here today. um, also, my condolences, of course, go out to the families. there are many loved ones who were lost in this, in this tragic event, so my condolences go out to them, and, of course, hats off to those brave first responders who answered, continue to answer the call. in terms of the fcc' engagement as you know, the chairman literally spent the night at the agency. public safety person did the same. and we are definitely engaged in the process, have been working firsthand with fema to make an overall assessment. you're right in terms of those initial numbers, that up to 25% of cell towers were disable
. >> host: hurricane sandy. >> guest: yes. >> host: um, what is your assessment? there have been reports that up to 25% of cell towers in the northeast have been knocked out, that people are now using pay phones because their service is not working. what is your assessment of the carriers and their ability to maintain phone service for people in these affected areas? >> guest: peter, first of all, allow me to thank you, the both of you, for allowing me to be here today....
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. >> four days later, the theory of sandy is too much -- the fuyr ry of sandy is too much to bear. >> we need help here. we truly do. we need someone to come and tell us which way to go. >> many simply are not going anywhere. >> lines have been 2 miles long. >> lines for fuel and traffic are just too charging phone have been overwhelming for many. >> in some cases, pushing patients and the motion over the edge. the difficulties stretch for miles along the atlantic coast. >> no heat, no power. >> hope is quickly fading. >> we have bodies removed -- being removed. >> devastation that after days of controversy forced organizers to cancel this weekend's new york city marathon. >> the race had become a distraction for people who were working trying to help people. >> how is beginning to show up by the truck load here. the basic necessities like water, food and warm clothes. tonight an all-star lineup of entertainers gathered for a benefit for storm victims are the men by nbc. while along the boardwalk, atlantic city hotels and casinos reopened. >> i wanted to come and get away. >> a short
. >> four days later, the theory of sandy is too much -- the fuyr ry of sandy is too much to bear. >> we need help here. we truly do. we need someone to come and tell us which way to go. >> many simply are not going anywhere. >> lines have been 2 miles long. >> lines for fuel and traffic are just too charging phone have been overwhelming for many. >> in some cases, pushing patients and the motion over the edge. the difficulties stretch for miles along the...
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auto sales slowed in october partly affected by sandy. ford rose .4% and chrysler rising 10% and toyota up 16%, all below expectations. and if you're one of the people who lined up for the star wars movies the first time around, you'll like this. the force may be with disney. the company is acquiring lucas films from george lucas for $4 billion. it has plans to make another 7th chapter in the series by 2015. there is so much to talk about this week from the final days before the presidential election to the economic impact of superstorm sandy. joining me now are two former presidential advisers, austan goolsbee, profess of at the booth school of business and former adviser to president obama and ed lazear, former adviser to george w. bush. thank you for joining us. >> nice to be with you. >> great to see you both. let's start with the jobs numbers on friday. the last jobs report before the election. what do they tell us about america's economy today and what impact do you expect it to have on the election. austan? >> i don't think it will
auto sales slowed in october partly affected by sandy. ford rose .4% and chrysler rising 10% and toyota up 16%, all below expectations. and if you're one of the people who lined up for the star wars movies the first time around, you'll like this. the force may be with disney. the company is acquiring lucas films from george lucas for $4 billion. it has plans to make another 7th chapter in the series by 2015. there is so much to talk about this week from the final days before the presidential...
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sandy continuing to spin her way. we seat wraparound flow with snow shurs over parts of the northern part of michigan. we can see a new system coming in as we go into the middle of next week. not near lit power of sandy but it could bring rain and wind. tonight 37, partly cloudy. no problems tomorrow, 52 degrees. sun and clouds. don't forget as we go into your sunday we're going to make sure we roll those clocks back an hour. as we go toward election day tuesday conditions look to be decent. i think low 50s with some sunshine and then into wednesday that will be that potential next weather maker with rain and maybe some wind. we'll keep you posted on that. >>> coming up after world news, the list is brand-new. tonight they're talking about baltimore's oth earl football team. >> the baltimore blast is ready to kick off their season opener against the check soul. we'll have more coming up tonight. >> here's what's coming up tonight on abc2. >>> we're committed to giving you the information you need. we are bring you fiv
sandy continuing to spin her way. we seat wraparound flow with snow shurs over parts of the northern part of michigan. we can see a new system coming in as we go into the middle of next week. not near lit power of sandy but it could bring rain and wind. tonight 37, partly cloudy. no problems tomorrow, 52 degrees. sun and clouds. don't forget as we go into your sunday we're going to make sure we roll those clocks back an hour. as we go toward election day tuesday conditions look to be decent. i...
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retailers so you cannot blame sandy. the bigger issue is the frustrated consumer. >>neil: you cannot blame sandy with this data. >>guest: you will see more outcome in november but it is not all bad news with sandy, home depot saw a bump in sales. you have to replace cars, and clothing if you lost part of your home. >>neil: back to the cliff, how is that weighing us down. >>guest: uncertainty is killing consumers. they don't want to spend when they do not know what will happen. >>neil: the taxes will go up. if you are wealthy --. >>guest: it is not just how it affects the wealthy but how it affects corporations and the corporations that employs you. will we see more layoffs or people cutting back in different growth areas not spending and developing in the united states just because it is not worth their while. that filters down so consumers see their boss not hiring and they are downsizing. >> they don't have certainly in their jobs and they will not be out buying tv's and refrigerators and all the items that help move t
retailers so you cannot blame sandy. the bigger issue is the frustrated consumer. >>neil: you cannot blame sandy with this data. >>guest: you will see more outcome in november but it is not all bad news with sandy, home depot saw a bump in sales. you have to replace cars, and clothing if you lost part of your home. >>neil: back to the cliff, how is that weighing us down. >>guest: uncertainty is killing consumers. they don't want to spend when they do not know what will...
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superstorm sandy failed to knock down car sales. u.s. automakers are riding high following a selling spree in october. chrysler sales jumped 10%. gm posted its highest october sales since 2007, with deliveries up 5%. ford sales inched up just .4%. the company reports truck sales stalled slightly while car sales, especially for fuel-efficient models, picked up. ford's ceo, alan mulally, told reporters yesterday he intends to stay on until 2014. mark fields companies turnaround will soon bump up to coo. in overseas action, toyota sales bounced 16% higher, while volkswagon's were up 22%, making it the best october since 1972. meanwhile, small businesses are still reeling from the effects of superstorm sandy. sandy shut down and damaged many businesses in its trail. now a lifeline for business owners could come in the form of disaster assistance. chris hurn of mercantile capital says for small business owners affected by the storm, loans could be a chance to reboot business. "one of the things that is going to come out of a life- altering ev
superstorm sandy failed to knock down car sales. u.s. automakers are riding high following a selling spree in october. chrysler sales jumped 10%. gm posted its highest october sales since 2007, with deliveries up 5%. ford sales inched up just .4%. the company reports truck sales stalled slightly while car sales, especially for fuel-efficient models, picked up. ford's ceo, alan mulally, told reporters yesterday he intends to stay on until 2014. mark fields companies turnaround will soon bump up...
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to dig behind sandy. it is pretty chilly all the way down to louisville, where it is only 47. here is a live look from ocean city. what a difference. during the height of the storm, those waves were crashing over the wall onto the boardwalk. >> in consumer alert, good news for those whose homes suffer damage from sandy. >> because there was no hurricane warning issued for any part of the state, an insurer may not impose, under a a percentageolicy come up, deductible. >> most homeowners will only have to pay their standard deductible. sam's club is opening their stores to anyone left in the dark by the super storm. 18 stores will offer power recharging stations to the public for free to recharge laptops, cell phones and other electronic devices. maryland clubs are participating in the event indoors will remain open until november 9th. in medical alert, women need to get moving, and yes, that applies even to those who go to the gym. new research finds that women who meet or exceed exercise recommendations s
to dig behind sandy. it is pretty chilly all the way down to louisville, where it is only 47. here is a live look from ocean city. what a difference. during the height of the storm, those waves were crashing over the wall onto the boardwalk. >> in consumer alert, good news for those whose homes suffer damage from sandy. >> because there was no hurricane warning issued for any part of the state, an insurer may not impose, under a a percentageolicy come up, deductible. >> most...
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. >>> in the wake of superstorm sandy people have reached out. >> scammers using superstorm sandy as an opportunity to pull a fast one. >> we lost everything. >> reporter: for people hit hardest by superstorm sandy it will take years to rebuild. her damage will make it here soon enough. conmen who experts say will start peddling cars. they may look fine in the present, it their past you should worry about. cars flooded in sandy's wake has seen plenty of waters. these ones from new york sat in it for days. we've seen cars flooded out here too. thanks to massive water main breaks in baltimore city. all of these could eventually make their way to you. >> we've seen this sort of behavior in the past. >> reporter: frank runs the national insurance crime brewer. a group created to track fraud from the industry. he said so far member have tracked at least 50,000 vin numbers from cars damaged by sandy. that's for fewer than katrina but still significant. because thousands of flood cars could end up on market and you'll know they're secret. in maryland, the law says dealers who sell more than
. >>> in the wake of superstorm sandy people have reached out. >> scammers using superstorm sandy as an opportunity to pull a fast one. >> we lost everything. >> reporter: for people hit hardest by superstorm sandy it will take years to rebuild. her damage will make it here soon enough. conmen who experts say will start peddling cars. they may look fine in the present, it their past you should worry about. cars flooded in sandy's wake has seen plenty of waters. these...
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near sandy but eeriely similar in track. cloudy and breezy with a wintry mix. >>> we've got an update on the breaking news we've been following all day. a major water main break. >> roosevelt leftwich and joce sterman are live on the scene. >> reporter: the din are rushings the rush local and they are starting to get a look at this water main break on charles street. >> it has been moving through the neighborhood for many years. water gushing, millions and millions of gals rushing -- gallons rushing at 20th and charles. a 60 earn main. wart was rolling down charles street like a river. a lot of people were saying that because they had never seen anything like that. four blocks have been bothers by this. right here, the water did stop at charles theater. there was some thought it may go on to the amtrak train. that didn't happen as the raw sewage was able to come. the bus routes have been affected. pedestrian routes have been affected. were us right now is the department of public works. whether's the latest. where do we stan
near sandy but eeriely similar in track. cloudy and breezy with a wintry mix. >>> we've got an update on the breaking news we've been following all day. a major water main break. >> roosevelt leftwich and joce sterman are live on the scene. >> reporter: the din are rushings the rush local and they are starting to get a look at this water main break on charles street. >> it has been moving through the neighborhood for many years. water gushing, millions and millions of...
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red cross workers were mobilized in the aftermath of hurricane sandy and were on hand helping families impacted by the nor'easter. meanwhile there are about 50 union employees who support blood drive operation. their contract negotiations have stalled. we're told that the wages are the major stick point. this notice couldn't have come at a worse time. >> we lost 370 blood drives. 12,000 units of blood have gone uncollected. it's not the time nor the place to be notifying us of an intent to strike. >> if they don't reach an agreement by november 16th, they will walk. they have some 900 union employees who will help out. >>> you will be spending an awful lot of time at the mall and holiday shopping makes you feel hungry but are those food courts a clean place to grab a bite? >> you expect food court restaurants to be clean but we wanted to know for sure. tonight at 1 1-rbgs abc2 news -- 11, abc2 news investigators take you inside the malls. we looked at records to see if any have pests that want to show -- share your food. >> rodent and roach infestations, generally doesn't cause major p
red cross workers were mobilized in the aftermath of hurricane sandy and were on hand helping families impacted by the nor'easter. meanwhile there are about 50 union employees who support blood drive operation. their contract negotiations have stalled. we're told that the wages are the major stick point. this notice couldn't have come at a worse time. >> we lost 370 blood drives. 12,000 units of blood have gone uncollected. it's not the time nor the place to be notifying us of an intent...
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. >>> millions of people are still dealing with the impact of superstorm sandy. and it is going to be a long time before things really do get back to normal. many of you are helping us tell the stories of this disaster and the aftermath with your ireports. take a look at this one, our ireporter took this video that shows manhattan and the freedom tower from staten island. so you can see the finger-pointing right there. the water tanker washed up along the east river there. for the next half hour, we're going to bring you some of the best images and the best sound from our ireporter, josh lev is here to talk about it and take us through it. >> that was an iconic shot this week, when our reporter was there. folks this right now, this is your chance to see the most powerful and amazing videos and images of what our country has been through in the past week. including brand-new ones that have now come into this. some of what we're going to show you is heartbreaking, but some will make you smile. showing resiliency after the devastation. i'm going to show you pictures
. >>> millions of people are still dealing with the impact of superstorm sandy. and it is going to be a long time before things really do get back to normal. many of you are helping us tell the stories of this disaster and the aftermath with your ireports. take a look at this one, our ireporter took this video that shows manhattan and the freedom tower from staten island. so you can see the finger-pointing right there. the water tanker washed up along the east river there. for the next...
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these are some of the streams we felt from sandy. the blizzard in garrett county dumped 29 inches of snow. wind gusts at 79 mph in anne arundel county. 12.5 inch of rain in easton. the storm approached ocean city on monday. all kinds of extreme weather here. standing is now the the canada and moving farther away. temperatures cooler than normal. thankfully no more rain today but almost at the 9 inch mark as we end the month. not a record. we had over 9 inches in october of 20 -- 2005. 46 degrees in an ocean city. low 40's as you head west. additional snow may fall overnight and into parts of allegany and garrett counties. they are under a winter weather advisory. pennsylvania, garrett county, west virginia, into tomorrow morning. slippery conditions possible. hear, clouds. 36 suburbs. 34 downtown. to borrow the cloud cover will begin to break up a little bit. -- tomorrow, the cloud cover will begin to break up a little bit. breezy thursday and friday but those northwest winds. in the back of cold air keeping temperatures below normal
these are some of the streams we felt from sandy. the blizzard in garrett county dumped 29 inches of snow. wind gusts at 79 mph in anne arundel county. 12.5 inch of rain in easton. the storm approached ocean city on monday. all kinds of extreme weather here. standing is now the the canada and moving farther away. temperatures cooler than normal. thankfully no more rain today but almost at the 9 inch mark as we end the month. not a record. we had over 9 inches in october of 20 -- 2005. 46...
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Nov 8, 2012
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it was the rain and winds courtesy of sandy. this morning it showed thanks to the powerful nor'easter. look at the video. it is bringing down the trees and weakened by sandy. the mayor has ordered some evacuations and four inches of snow is on the ground in parts of connecticut they are dealing with eight inches. those in new jersey have more than 5 inches of snow on this thursday this morning. >>> as we know when there is a storm there tends to be a lot of outages. and that's what happened to people in new york and new jersey. according to the companies, 60,000 customers who lost power are waking up in the dark again for a cold second time in less than two weeks. >> we get our power on friday and is back out today. frustrated is a fair word. >> some don't have the power on after sandy the new storm could bring the repairs to a halt because they cannot work in bucket trucks once the gusts are 40 miles an hour. >>> a check of the forecast. you know you were seeing the images we did miss one here. >> we missed another one. we need
it was the rain and winds courtesy of sandy. this morning it showed thanks to the powerful nor'easter. look at the video. it is bringing down the trees and weakened by sandy. the mayor has ordered some evacuations and four inches of snow is on the ground in parts of connecticut they are dealing with eight inches. those in new jersey have more than 5 inches of snow on this thursday this morning. >>> as we know when there is a storm there tends to be a lot of outages. and that's what...
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Nov 2, 2012
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car -- this was planned before sandy came through. there were houses there, each comment. 335 went right through there. now it is a brand new in left. -- inlet. mandatory evacuations were ordered for the communication -- communities. that explains why no deaths in that area have been reported. no word yet on when residents will be able to get back into their homes. nbc will host a benefit telethon tomorrow night at 8:00. it will be carried by all the networks of nbc universal. the benefit will feature performances by bruce springsteen, billy joel, a stain, just to name a few -- sting, just to name a few. money collected will be donated to the american red cross relief for hurricane sandy. >> travel is slowly getting back to normal. la guardia airport reopened today, but still has numerous cancellations. amtrak announced numerous service and regional service will resume tomorrow between boston and washington, d.c. subway trains were not running south of midtown or out to midtown. greyhound and put bus are running nearly normal schedule
car -- this was planned before sandy came through. there were houses there, each comment. 335 went right through there. now it is a brand new in left. -- inlet. mandatory evacuations were ordered for the communication -- communities. that explains why no deaths in that area have been reported. no word yet on when residents will be able to get back into their homes. nbc will host a benefit telethon tomorrow night at 8:00. it will be carried by all the networks of nbc universal. the benefit will...
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we'll see what happens if sandy overtakes katrina. itis possible. some of the cost and damage in our area. this is a different camera angle. that is a brand new inlet similar to the inlet that was cut in ocean city back in the 1933 great chesapeake bay hurricane. this is route one in delaware, kind of an ominous looking sign and here's the work being done by armies of front end loaders trying to clear that out and. and then we got snow here. awesome skiing for early november. flood states 23 and a half on the conowingo. we never got there with this storm. tonight we got to 18 .07 so not quite the flood state. look at the overall set up, havre degrashgs right now there's not much rain in the forecast so it should be better. mostly cloudy today and tonight under a mostly cloudy sky. it's 48 degrees with a little wind. sun set 6:05 and that's going be key for the next few days. these will be the last late sun sets. don't forget to fall back as we go toward sunday because we have the end to day light saving time so we'll knock this back sunday. that's a
we'll see what happens if sandy overtakes katrina. itis possible. some of the cost and damage in our area. this is a different camera angle. that is a brand new inlet similar to the inlet that was cut in ocean city back in the 1933 great chesapeake bay hurricane. this is route one in delaware, kind of an ominous looking sign and here's the work being done by armies of front end loaders trying to clear that out and. and then we got snow here. awesome skiing for early november. flood states 23...
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this is part of sandy, what's left of sandy spinning in ontario. you see some radar echos? well, we'll take you in, and we got a few light showers here and there. they are few and far between, but look at this, from burk back twoordz springfield and alexandria, we've got some light showers extending up into towards forestville here, just upper marlboro and central avenue in the county. parts of fredrick we've got some light sprinkles there as well and we're seeing a few light sprinkles out towards parts of west virginia, trying to head toward the winchester area. so some clouds, a couple of sprinkles and just a cool day. mid-40s up in the shenandoah valley, northern part, anyway. we're at 49, we've got 52 culpepper and even annapolis across the bay, we're holding out at the 41-degree mark. on the michael and son weather camera, mostly cloudy out of the capitol dome. light sprinkles being reported at reagan national right now. feeling like 45 with that eight mile per hour breeze out of the west/northwest. we have two storms around the country, one in the northwest and then t
this is part of sandy, what's left of sandy spinning in ontario. you see some radar echos? well, we'll take you in, and we got a few light showers here and there. they are few and far between, but look at this, from burk back twoordz springfield and alexandria, we've got some light showers extending up into towards forestville here, just upper marlboro and central avenue in the county. parts of fredrick we've got some light sprinkles there as well and we're seeing a few light sprinkles out...
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officials calling it ground zero for sandy. people were allowed to briefly go back to their homes for the first time today. or at least what used to be their homes. >> i lost everything. my things, it's all flipped over, upside down. >> we will be back. we know it. it'll be hard work but we are not going to let the storm beat us down. we will rebuild. >> homeowner was brought in on buses and were only allowed at their home was special identification. a heavy police presence remain ford safety and to preevent looting. >> sandy may have spared most of us but damage tied to the storm could be making its way here soon in the form of flooded cars. details on how to spot them so you don't end up with a safety hazard. >> reporter: it doesn't take much to clean up a flood car, time, febreze and those badly damaged cars could look as good as new but if you buy it you will know that's not the case. tonight the investigators break down the signs you need to know so you don't end up with a flood car. experts say thousands of them could hav
officials calling it ground zero for sandy. people were allowed to briefly go back to their homes for the first time today. or at least what used to be their homes. >> i lost everything. my things, it's all flipped over, upside down. >> we will be back. we know it. it'll be hard work but we are not going to let the storm beat us down. we will rebuild. >> homeowner was brought in on buses and were only allowed at their home was special identification. a heavy police presence...
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plus, damages continue to add up following superstorm sandy. what you can learn to protect yourself from future natural disasters. and, is apple's break-down causing some market jitters? first business starts now. you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's friday, november 9th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: it's another downer for the stock market. the dow tumbled more than 100 points yesterday, falling to its lowest level since july, mostly due to uncertainty about the future of the u.s. and global economies. groupon shares fell 13% after the close on earnings news. revenues were up, but the coupon company had a net lost of nearly 3 million dollars. profits were up at disney thanks to espn and growth at theme parks. and priceline is set to buy online travel company kayak for $40 per share. how low will this market go? ben lichtenstein of tradersaudio.com joins us. good morning to you. happy friday. but is this a buying opportunity here? > > i don't think so. i think bas
plus, damages continue to add up following superstorm sandy. what you can learn to protect yourself from future natural disasters. and, is apple's break-down causing some market jitters? first business starts now. you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's friday, november 9th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: it's another downer for the stock market. the dow tumbled more than 100 points yesterday, falling to its lowest...
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this is what is left over from sandy. now we just have a lot of energy producing rainshowers down towards the appalachians, snow showers in the mountains as well. a big dip in the jet stream is alum all that cold air to spill into the atlantic. 45 in baltimore. a high temperature in baltimore is 54 degrees. most areas should stay dry with cloud cover. a few sprinkles off to the west. the mix of rain and snow showers in the mountains tonight. clear tonight, into the 30's. it is a pretty cold and to the weak especially with the breezy winds through saturday. turning back the clocks on sunday, an extra hour of sleep as we go into monday, with a possibility of rain. not really sure what will happen with election day, but things are improving. >> speaking of the weather, you spent about five days covering a major part of the storm. what surprised the most about what happened with sandy down at ocean city? >> i have never seen way that they personally. i have never seen them build that much and spill over the shore. i think i w
this is what is left over from sandy. now we just have a lot of energy producing rainshowers down towards the appalachians, snow showers in the mountains as well. a big dip in the jet stream is alum all that cold air to spill into the atlantic. 45 in baltimore. a high temperature in baltimore is 54 degrees. most areas should stay dry with cloud cover. a few sprinkles off to the west. the mix of rain and snow showers in the mountains tonight. clear tonight, into the 30's. it is a pretty cold and...
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many were going back to work for the first time since sandy battered the city. many homes in new york and new jersey remainder without power. a nor'easter is expected to bring high winds and heavy rains to the area on wednesday. the hardest hit neighborhoods in staten island are trying to prepare for the worst while they begin to clean up. i'm standing on the foundations of a home picked up by the storm and swept away. it landed half a mile from here. the structure behind me is the second floor of a neighbor's home. pedro crier ray escaped the storm using a neighbor's roof as a life raft. >> reporter: you floated out of here on your neighbor's roof? with your bullfrog? >> it was safe. >> reporter: as many as 40 though new york city residents were left homeless by the storm. schools reopened today. city council speaker christine quinn helped serve breakfast at one public school. >> it is such a big problem that schools don't have heat. >> reporter: in new jersey there were signs the gas crunch is beginning to ease. almost 20 cars were lined up here while the gas
many were going back to work for the first time since sandy battered the city. many homes in new york and new jersey remainder without power. a nor'easter is expected to bring high winds and heavy rains to the area on wednesday. the hardest hit neighborhoods in staten island are trying to prepare for the worst while they begin to clean up. i'm standing on the foundations of a home picked up by the storm and swept away. it landed half a mile from here. the structure behind me is the second floor...
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more crews are helping the victims of sandy. more than 20 line specification -- specialists from bge will help to restore power. >>> people here in maryland are recovering this morning from sandy. they were hit hard by the devastation. >> a effort to help them and sherrie johnson is live in baltimore with the details. sherrie? >> reporter: we're here at the aquarium in baltimore. just a few moments ago the bus arrived. volunteers are here to receive donations for those affected by sandy on the eastern shore. people are encouraged -- encouraged to stop by and fill the bus. the spwus in place. we need to pack it with items to help people. right now -- the bus is in place. we need people to help pack it. rich, tell us what is going on this morning. >> i was asked to kind of coordinate the efforts of golden ring travel and motor coach association and the tourism community to come together. we're accepting donations of non-perishable items, toys, clothes. and we'll take gently used coats and articles. we're going to fill this coach u
more crews are helping the victims of sandy. more than 20 line specification -- specialists from bge will help to restore power. >>> people here in maryland are recovering this morning from sandy. they were hit hard by the devastation. >> a effort to help them and sherrie johnson is live in baltimore with the details. sherrie? >> reporter: we're here at the aquarium in baltimore. just a few moments ago the bus arrived. volunteers are here to receive donations for those...
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it is still recovering from sandy. okay. radar, notice we see some mixed precipitation north of 70 and showers up for pittsburgh. this is going to rotate through tonight. the best chance of a sprinkle or shower is north of town, up toward hag errs town. you might see some snowflakes. you may see crowds and no precipitation and by 6:30, clouds, and no precipitation. by mid morning, a couple sprinkles. by noon, we begin to clear out. finally, we are looking at sunshine by 7:00 and by 7:00 tomorrow, most of the showers will shut off in western maryland. western maryland had 24 to 30- inches. gatlinburg, tennessee, had 34- inches with sandy. that is impressive. all right. headlines. gold star, maybe a morning sprinkle north of town. a jacket required, a good idea for both you and the kids, a breezy to windy tomorrow. we'll see kinds winds in excess of 25 miles per hour. you will need your sunglasses in the morning and friday afternoon. so, overnight, we'll see mostly cloudy, breezy and cold. winds westerly at 10 to 15. by mornin
it is still recovering from sandy. okay. radar, notice we see some mixed precipitation north of 70 and showers up for pittsburgh. this is going to rotate through tonight. the best chance of a sprinkle or shower is north of town, up toward hag errs town. you might see some snowflakes. you may see crowds and no precipitation and by 6:30, clouds, and no precipitation. by mid morning, a couple sprinkles. by noon, we begin to clear out. finally, we are looking at sunshine by 7:00 and by 7:00...
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and delegate sandy rosenberg a supporter of the maryland dream act. we're going to start though with the wording of the referendum. question four, establishes that individuals including undocumented immigrants are eligible to pay in-state tuition rates at community colleges in maryland provided the student meets certain conditions relating to attendance and graduation from a maryland high school, filing of income taxes, intent to apply for permanent residency and registration with a selective service system if required. make such students eligible to pay in state tuition rates at a four year public college or university if the student has first completed 60 credit hours or graduated from a community college in maryland. provides that students qualifying for in-state tuition rates by this method will not be counted as in-state students for purposes of counting undergraduate enrollment. and extends the time in which honorably discharged veterans may qualify for in-state tuition rates. gentlemen, that is quite a question. it is wordy at the very least bu
and delegate sandy rosenberg a supporter of the maryland dream act. we're going to start though with the wording of the referendum. question four, establishes that individuals including undocumented immigrants are eligible to pay in-state tuition rates at community colleges in maryland provided the student meets certain conditions relating to attendance and graduation from a maryland high school, filing of income taxes, intent to apply for permanent residency and registration with a selective...
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in the wake of hurricane sandy.
in the wake of hurricane sandy.
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i think sandy is a positive thing for some stocks. i think insurers actually might be a good one as well, but home depot should have a lot of business. we did see consumer sentiment not as good as expected on friday, but home depot is one of those places where people are going to go to help rebuild their homes. they need a lot of home materials to help the things that sandy took out. > > good to have you on the show this morning. that's andrew keene, president of keeneonthemarket.com. that's the end of our show for today. coming up tomorrow, a former dea agent spills the secrets on bad banks laundering drug money and more. thanks for watching today. from all of us at first business, we salute the men and women in service past and present for keeping america safe. . >>> good morning, a woman makes a shocking discovery in her trash bin. >>> we will tell you about the accident and what police say. >>> and we have 100 turkeys here in the area to feed the hungry, it is all ahead on the bay area news. >>> good morning, thank you for joining
i think sandy is a positive thing for some stocks. i think insurers actually might be a good one as well, but home depot should have a lot of business. we did see consumer sentiment not as good as expected on friday, but home depot is one of those places where people are going to go to help rebuild their homes. they need a lot of home materials to help the things that sandy took out. > > good to have you on the show this morning. that's andrew keene, president of keeneonthemarket.com....
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the gray sykes sykes -- gray skies, thank you sandy. the back side of the system. now centered well north of new york and outside the united states. the wrap around flow still bringing in the showers, clouds and basically just less than desirable weather. see a few spits of rain. watch out for the slick road. hour by hour we will look for a few showers going off to drizzle by midnight and will go down to 37 or so first thing tomorrow. that will be chilly. dress warm as you head out the door. we he will talk about how it'll change slightly for the weekend. look where it may rank all time among hurricanes. >> thank you. thousands of our neighbors would still be under their blankets tonight as the power company continues to work to get their lights back on. officials say they expect to have all of the customers have their power back on tomorrow night but in the meantime there are still plenty of downed wires. >> sandy hit new jersey shore harder than almost anywhere else and the president and the governor toured some of the devastation. to
the gray sykes sykes -- gray skies, thank you sandy. the back side of the system. now centered well north of new york and outside the united states. the wrap around flow still bringing in the showers, clouds and basically just less than desirable weather. see a few spits of rain. watch out for the slick road. hour by hour we will look for a few showers going off to drizzle by midnight and will go down to 37 or so first thing tomorrow. that will be chilly. dress warm as you head out the door. we...
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utilities have been in focus thanks to the devastation left by superstorm sandy. two of the public traded utilities still working to get power back on, continue seeing their stocks fall. new york power company consolidated edison was down 2%. new jersey's public service enterprise group dropped another 1.2%. these are their lowest share prices since may. meantime, lower energy prices, specifically for natural gas, helped profits at fertilizer maker c.f. industries. a booming farm economy helped increase demand, making up for lower prices for its phosphate fertilizer. the stock rallied 3.2% before the company released its quarterly results after the closing bell tonight. the stock rallied about 1% from this closing price in extended hours trading. the company is optimistic about its 2013 business. it expects farmers to plant a lot of corn next year, and need the fertilizer for it. real estate website zillow also was out with its results late today. while earnings per share were stronger than expected but its forecast came up short. after closing down 5.3%, at $34.3
utilities have been in focus thanks to the devastation left by superstorm sandy. two of the public traded utilities still working to get power back on, continue seeing their stocks fall. new york power company consolidated edison was down 2%. new jersey's public service enterprise group dropped another 1.2%. these are their lowest share prices since may. meantime, lower energy prices, specifically for natural gas, helped profits at fertilizer maker c.f. industries. a booming farm economy helped...
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sandy victims are hunkering down again this morning. paula faris has more. >> reporter: the northeast had just begun recovering from sandy now this. heavy snowfall on top of the destruction. >> it is snowing this is like in to injury hurricane now blizzard. >> reporter: the storm is dropping wet snow, sleet and rain wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour, falling temperatures adding to the problems for those without heat and electricity. police took to the streets and urged people to take shelter. volunteers are clearing out supplies that have been collected in order to make room for people who might need shelter. new jersey issued mandatory evacuation order for several coastline communities. >> cops are knocking on doors telling us we have to evacuate immediately. they are expecting another surge of water and they want everybody out of the houses. >>> you need to be prepared for a setback. >> reporter: airlines are taking another hit, more than 1700 flights cancelled for yesterday and today. commuters who have been dealing with gas shortag
sandy victims are hunkering down again this morning. paula faris has more. >> reporter: the northeast had just begun recovering from sandy now this. heavy snowfall on top of the destruction. >> it is snowing this is like in to injury hurricane now blizzard. >> reporter: the storm is dropping wet snow, sleet and rain wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour, falling temperatures adding to the problems for those without heat and electricity. police took to the streets and urged people...
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. >> helping those still struggling after sandy, the efforts underway for people living in chrisfield. >> a vote of no confident for an area police chief, the motivation behind the measure. first, tonight, arrest in harford county after cyber police track down a man with a virtual library of child porn. >> as jeff hager reports, maryland state police discovered hundreds of downloaded movies and dvds at the home in forest hill. >> the suspect may have thought he was operating from the privacy of his own home here on isaac's way in forest hill. when a trooper with the maryland state police computer crimes unit spotted child pornography offered on the internet, the trap was set. >> made contact, downloaded the files that were ultimately viewed and demmed to be child pornography. >> police traced the computer to this home, where the investigation quickly focused upon 25 year old nicholas cuker, his parents claim he is autistic. he claimed a friend viewed the porn months ear490 separate files depicting under age boys and some downloaded a week before the raid on the house. there is no evid
. >> helping those still struggling after sandy, the efforts underway for people living in chrisfield. >> a vote of no confident for an area police chief, the motivation behind the measure. first, tonight, arrest in harford county after cyber police track down a man with a virtual library of child porn. >> as jeff hager reports, maryland state police discovered hundreds of downloaded movies and dvds at the home in forest hill. >> the suspect may have thought he was...
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. >> reporter: meteorologists were able to track hurricane sandy using federal satellites. will they still be able to spend what they need? >> satellite controls navigation. that system won't be put in place. >> reporter: we could see the slowdowns at some airports. >> the faa will need to take some controllers out of the towers. they will be selective about how they do that and they said that they would not cut back on the major towers. >> reporter: fuller says everybody will be incon convenienced, but worse? >> just about everybody will see their taxes go up. >> reporter: people that work will see their payroll taxes go up and people that itemized won't be able to deduct child care expenses because congress has not continued those reductions. small businesses will lose money because of changes in the inheritance tax. >> we basically lose the gain that we have made and achieved over the last three years. we lose most of the jobs that have been added and we are back to the deficit of the reduction again. >> reporter: when people have less money to spend or have lost their j
. >> reporter: meteorologists were able to track hurricane sandy using federal satellites. will they still be able to spend what they need? >> satellite controls navigation. that system won't be put in place. >> reporter: we could see the slowdowns at some airports. >> the faa will need to take some controllers out of the towers. they will be selective about how they do that and they said that they would not cut back on the major towers. >> reporter: fuller says...
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just days after hurricane sandy hit. sandy killed 113 people. right now nearly 1 plt 5 million people were out power. the storm did estimated $50 bill yj in damage. insurance companies say only $10 billion to $20 billion will be covered. new jersey governor looking to some pop stars to help with recovery efforts. governor christie saying quote my girls are big fans. will you help us spread the word? >> disney helped kick off a day of giving with a $2 million donation to the american red cross. you can help those hard hit. samsung matching your contributions today up to $3 million. you can help by texting abc to 90999 to get $10 or any amount to the efforts. you can also call or go online. abc 7 news joins us in san francisco with a look at the bay area efforts to help. there is an emergency station, 320 of them from the red cross. six from the bay area. one thing they need is blankets. >> seems like a small thing but blanket s provide a lot of comfort. we're sending more, another 80,000 blankets in advance of the nor easter we're expecting this
just days after hurricane sandy hit. sandy killed 113 people. right now nearly 1 plt 5 million people were out power. the storm did estimated $50 bill yj in damage. insurance companies say only $10 billion to $20 billion will be covered. new jersey governor looking to some pop stars to help with recovery efforts. governor christie saying quote my girls are big fans. will you help us spread the word? >> disney helped kick off a day of giving with a $2 million donation to the american red...
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in today's cover story, a quarter of a million cars left water logged by superstorm sandy. why car buyers need to check under the hood. plus, tax talk. president obama insists on raising taxes on the wealthy to bring in revenues. why the plan may not fly with republicans. signs the stock market may be out of tune or one company. and, a couple of surprising stocks that stood out in yesterday's sell-off. first business starts now. you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's thursday, november 15th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: traders will likely react to earnings today from walmart and target after getting clues into how the consumer is holding up. yesterday the market took a plunge. the dow fell nearly 200 points. stocks dropped on fears washington will be slow to break out a workable budget, the fed hinting at the need for more stimulus, and air strikes in the middle east. reports say the federal housing administration is close to running out of money reserves as mortgage delinquencies rise. gm set
in today's cover story, a quarter of a million cars left water logged by superstorm sandy. why car buyers need to check under the hood. plus, tax talk. president obama insists on raising taxes on the wealthy to bring in revenues. why the plan may not fly with republicans. signs the stock market may be out of tune or one company. and, a couple of surprising stocks that stood out in yesterday's sell-off. first business starts now. you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and...
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it is not going to be sandy but they certainly don't need this. we are looking at clear skies today and tonight, mid-20s in the cold spot tonight, tomorrow it looks like a good deal of sunshine. now in the battleground states on election day, nevada into colorado look at that nice sunshine there. 83 vegas, 16 in denver. western iowa looks fine. in dubuque looks wet and chilly. around 40 ohio. no excuses there for voting. same in new hampshire. it will be cold in 30s and 40s, wilmington and asheville and even charlotte may be looking at rain before the day is over. in western florida the weather looks good, jacksonville down to orlando. wet showers and thunderstorms on election day. 52 today, tonight 20s and 30s. tomorrow around 30 on election day. wednesday nor'easter, 45. there is potential, not saying it is set in stone, but want you to be aware that late wednesday night we may get wintry weather we'll have to deal with. look at this, we are going to warm up nicely. we should be back well into the 60s. the heart walk saturday morning, looking fo
it is not going to be sandy but they certainly don't need this. we are looking at clear skies today and tonight, mid-20s in the cold spot tonight, tomorrow it looks like a good deal of sunshine. now in the battleground states on election day, nevada into colorado look at that nice sunshine there. 83 vegas, 16 in denver. western iowa looks fine. in dubuque looks wet and chilly. around 40 ohio. no excuses there for voting. same in new hampshire. it will be cold in 30s and 40s, wilmington and...
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election, by the way, four days away. >>> the cleanup from sandy continues. the death toll has reached 90. it's estimated the storm caused up to $50 billion in damage, making it the second costliest storm in u.s. history. >>> on new york's long island more than 600,000 customers are still without power. it's been four days since sandy's landfall and during these chilly november nights, many are just trying to keep warm. >> everything has been touched by sandy. >> reporter: jacqueline drives the local school bus in freport, but no power means no school and at home it means a lot of candles. >> i keep it lit, actually, but we watch it. i don't sleep. >> reporter: you don't sleep. what do you mean? >> i have to make sure that we don't burn down. >> reporter: her daughter, ebony thomas, is home to help her clean up her flooded basement. the dental office where thomas works is closed, too. but no power there likely means no paycheck. >> it's november 1st and bills need to be paid and i don't have money. >> reporter: it's come down to eating cans of tuna. no heat,
election, by the way, four days away. >>> the cleanup from sandy continues. the death toll has reached 90. it's estimated the storm caused up to $50 billion in damage, making it the second costliest storm in u.s. history. >>> on new york's long island more than 600,000 customers are still without power. it's been four days since sandy's landfall and during these chilly november nights, many are just trying to keep warm. >> everything has been touched by sandy. >>...
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is improving we'll discuss plus super storm sandy aftermath. how much are you willing to pay for a gallon of gas maybe thing i don't know you feel the ones from shortages of fuel to long lines for gas in new jersey to a black market in batteries flashlights and outlets in lower manhattan we'll talk about the case for price gouging let's get to today's capital account. watching presidential politics play out ahead of the elections next week there are speeches there have been debates there will be more speeches there are bigger lofty the presidential hopefuls tout plans they hope to be taken seriously but take a big step back and these candidates seem more like almost comedic actors in a play that will go on regard less of who occupies the white house come january massive government spending muddied interest benefitting enormous debt accumulation borrowing pouring that money into a military empire propping up failed banks a politician on t.v. saying he can solve all of our problems all of the economies problems it's just not only absurd it's agen
is improving we'll discuss plus super storm sandy aftermath. how much are you willing to pay for a gallon of gas maybe thing i don't know you feel the ones from shortages of fuel to long lines for gas in new jersey to a black market in batteries flashlights and outlets in lower manhattan we'll talk about the case for price gouging let's get to today's capital account. watching presidential politics play out ahead of the elections next week there are speeches there have been debates there will...
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superstorm sandy has flooded streets boys holmes and buildings caused power outages fires devastation including the loss of dozens of lives in the u.s. this is according to reports much of this all has occurred in new york the largest city in the united states now those in the business of trying to put a dollar figure on the economic damage of sandy put the loss at up to twenty billion dollars according to aqua caton i should mention these numbers are still very preliminary they estimate five to ten billion dollars of that amount i cited is expected to be insured losses so that also means a loss for the insurance industry and possibly security is related to it so what is the impact on the catastrophe bond market what it is the catastrophe bond market joining me is stephen evans founder and owner of artemis he consults and writes about catastrophe bonds of risk transfer and more at our miss dot b.m. and he's going to tell us all about it so first of all thank you so much for being on the show welcome to capital account surplus i'm not speak it's great to speak with you because the trut
superstorm sandy has flooded streets boys holmes and buildings caused power outages fires devastation including the loss of dozens of lives in the u.s. this is according to reports much of this all has occurred in new york the largest city in the united states now those in the business of trying to put a dollar figure on the economic damage of sandy put the loss at up to twenty billion dollars according to aqua caton i should mention these numbers are still very preliminary they estimate five...
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presidential election early voting was suspended as hurricane sandy ripped through the u.s. east coast monday causing eight and a half million homes and businesses to lose power president barack obama canceled campaign appearances to handle the superstorm the election will take care of itself next week right now on the one priority is to make sure that we are saving was national polls show the commander in chief garnered excellent marks for his response is my reward for even fema i think it was the president. flying overhead. is my man. vote for obama. possible yet the biggest praise of all came from a staunch romney supporter of cooperation for the president i did states has been outstanding the president has been all over this he deserves great credit if you think right now i give a damn about presidential politics that you don't know me looking to also score political points republican candidate mitt romney rebranded his victory rally in ohio into a relief vent for sandy victims. just because. they . are still being very close but while the candidates attempt to feature s
presidential election early voting was suspended as hurricane sandy ripped through the u.s. east coast monday causing eight and a half million homes and businesses to lose power president barack obama canceled campaign appearances to handle the superstorm the election will take care of itself next week right now on the one priority is to make sure that we are saving was national polls show the commander in chief garnered excellent marks for his response is my reward for even fema i think it was...
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when you see companies, blaming sandy. like chrysler, and gm, and saks and you know we noted michael ed mike kors. neil: why do they do that? >> a y2k blame game. neil: a weak excuse. >> right, they take it for a reason as cover. i think. >> remember also, that there is a seasonality, behind christmas and after school sales halloween has third largist, for a lot of the nation we skipped those, that will add additional volatility and skew the numbers. neil: or delay pent-up buying for christmas. >> for halloween candy, you know right, could you arg wha argue t i mised in halloween i want to make up for. >> we could see that there, and housing starts and rebuilding, but whether or not this contributes to growing the economy that is the big question. neil: laurie you sound optimistic on overall economy environment. >> when like to major retailers that reported in october, that ended saturday, they actually had a better month than september, up 5%, retailers from target, and nordstroms, it seems to be confined to two week, i t
when you see companies, blaming sandy. like chrysler, and gm, and saks and you know we noted michael ed mike kors. neil: why do they do that? >> a y2k blame game. neil: a weak excuse. >> right, they take it for a reason as cover. i think. >> remember also, that there is a seasonality, behind christmas and after school sales halloween has third largist, for a lot of the nation we skipped those, that will add additional volatility and skew the numbers. neil: or delay pent-up...
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. >>> the clean-up for hurricane sandy claims another life. i'm cheryl connor with details of a man who died white cut down a tree. >>> sandy is still sending cooler temperatures in ore area. >>> are you trying to figure out what do with all the halloween candy. why not serve our troops overseas. >>> tonight, we may never look at a leaning tree the same again. >> a contractor removing trees in annapolis was killed when a tree fell on him. this is just a horrible story. >>reporter: yeah, absolute awful. he had experience on the job. he was cleaning up after hurricane sandy, just as so many people in the area are doing. a friend called it a freak accident, one his son had to watch. >>reporter: there's absolute hear ache in saint margarets. family and friends gather in a front lawn waiting for their loved one's body to be taken off property. >> just kills me. >>reporter: this man says his friend, 50-year-old santiago lopez were working along side other men, trimming trees damaged by hurricane sandy. they were in the back of this house when lopez
. >>> the clean-up for hurricane sandy claims another life. i'm cheryl connor with details of a man who died white cut down a tree. >>> sandy is still sending cooler temperatures in ore area. >>> are you trying to figure out what do with all the halloween candy. why not serve our troops overseas. >>> tonight, we may never look at a leaning tree the same again. >> a contractor removing trees in annapolis was killed when a tree fell on him. this is just a...